Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 37.30
Liaison Jennifer Dunseath
Submission Date July 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

Roger Williams University
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 4.00
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Student sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
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Faculty sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
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Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research 

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
No

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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Library support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
Roger Williams University has library guides and resources that are open access that vary over a wide range of topics including one guide dedicated to Sustainability.

Beyond sustainability as a research area distinctly, our library faculty are also regional leaders in open educational research movements to support open teaching materials across the curriculum.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
https://rwu.libguides.com/OER

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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